Gelderswoude

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as gheldrixwoude in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch Gelderik (a personal name) and wout (marsh forest, swamp forest).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Gel‧ders‧wou‧de

Proper noun[edit]

Gelderswoude n

  1. A village in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gelderswoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN